Leupold BX4 Range HD Gen 2 Rangefinding Binoculars: First Look

Leupold has announced the launch of its new BX-4 Range HD TBR/W Gen 2 rangefinding binocular.

An evolution of the award-winning original, the BX-4 Range HD Gen 2 delivers improved ranging performance and light transmission, color purity, and edge-to-edge clarity, and is available in 10x42 and 12x50 configurations.

“The original BX-4 Range HD combined the industry’s fastest ranging solution with class-leading optical performance,” said Eric Overstreet, Technology Product Line Manager for Leupold & Stevens, Inc. “With the Gen 2, we’ve upgraded nearly every single facet of the product. You’re getting improved optics, greater ranging distance, and the addition of some of our game-changing features.”

The BX-4 Range HD Gen 2 is built around Leupold’s Elite Optical System, which delivers improved dawn-to-dusk light transmission, high level glare reduction, and high resolution. In side-by-side comparisons, Leupold notes that the Gen 2 proves itself against its contemporaries in low light conditions.

Leupold’s True Ballistic Range/Wind (TBR/W) technology delivers a ballistic solution, calculated from one of 25 ballistic groups users can choose from to match their chosen cartridge, and works in tandem with Leupold’s Custom Dial System (CDS). Hold-over values are available in both MOA and MIL, and TBR/W provides wind holds for a 10-mph crosswind. 

The BX-4 Range HD Gen 2 now features Archer’s Advantage, improving its usefulness for bowhunters and competitive 3D archers. Just like TBR/W does for rifle shooters, Archer’s Advantage delivers angle-compensated shoot-to distances and is completely customized—once you enter your bow’s velocity, peep height, and arrow weight, the software produces precise shoot-to ranges that are customized to your setup.

“Bows are custom-built to suit their owner, so your archery rangefinder should be, too,” Overstreet said. “The BX-4 Range HD Gen 2 carries over the Archer’s Advantage software from our RXFullDraw line of rangefinders. With it, you get a rangefinding binocular that’s right at home in the kit of even the most diehard bowhunter. Archer’s Advantage is customized to the shooter–you aren’t going to find better archery ballistics, anywhere.”

Leupold notes that new easy-grip button standoffs make it fast and intuitive to activate the BX-4 Range HD Gen 2, even with heavy gloves. And like the original, the ranging function can be configured to fire from the left-hand button, if desired. Also new are three interchangeable Form-Fit eyecups for a customized, comfortable fit.

The BX-4 Range HD Gen 2 ranges reflective targets out to 4,000 yards, trees to 2,200 yards, and deer-sized game to 1,400 yards. Leupold has stated that the Gen 2 BX4 is waterproof, fogproof, and tested to perform in extreme climates.

For more information on the BX-4 Range HD Gen 2 and the full line of Leupold optics, visit Leupold.com.

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